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What happened in prehistoric Britain?
Excuse me. Yes, you. Ever wondered what prehistoric Britain was like? Great! Well let’s start at
the beginning.
The ancestors of humans first appeared in Britain around 900,000 years ago. Here is one of them.
I would like to introduce you to your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great, great, great, great, great… grandfather. Don’t worry about that, he’s just saying pleased to
meet you.
These early Britons were hunter-gatherers. They used flint tools to hunt animals, like deer and
mammoths. And it got cold. Really cold, for a long time. Can you guess what it was called? No
idea? It’s quite obvious… ok, I’ll tell you… the Ice Age! Then it was warm. Then hot. Then cold
again.
Once that was out of the way humans discovered farming and began to settle down in villages.
This all happened during the… during the Stone Age… excuse me… stop! Sorry, but we must get
on to the Bronze Age. It’s called the Bronze Age because people discovered how to use metals
like bronze for the first time.
Welcome to the Iron Age! You’ve upgraded. People used iron in the Iron Age because it was
easier to find and knock into shape. Ah, Celtic warriors. Don’t they look fierce!
The prehistoric period ended when the Romans arrived - who brought us roads and indoor
plumbing. Well, there we go, hundreds of thousands of years in a matter of minutes.
Did you enjoy that? Fantastic! Me too, sorry, history can sometimes get a bit messy.